Other questions included whether Hiddleston suffers from selachophobia (a fear of sharks) and if his eyes really do water involuntarily when he gets a little bit “spooked.”

Williams laughed, “Is that not just called crying?”

However, the actor insisted: “Imagine for a second you find yourself lost in the woods. For some people the hairs on the back of their neck might stand up, for me it’s an involuntary eye-watering situation.”